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Released
2003 · FILM

Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem

A space pilot follows his love, a member of an alien band, to Earth, where she's been kidnapped, reprogrammed, and turned into a pop star—forcing him to free the band and help them reclaim their identities before it's too late.

“The animated House Musical.”

Directed by
Hirotoshi Rissen, Daisuke Nishio
Written by
Guy Manuel De Homem Christo, Daft Punk
Runtime
68 min
AdventureAnimationMusic

Synopsis

Four alien musicians are kidnapped by a record producer who disguises them as humans. Shep, a space pilot who is in love with the bass player, Stella, follows them to Earth. The aliens are reprogrammed to forget their true identities and renamed The Crescendolls, achieving rapid success with their soulless corporate pop music. During a concert, Shep frees all the musicians except Stella, and the band embarks on a journey to rediscover their true selves and rescue her.

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Principal cast & crew: 14

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Shigeru NishiyamaShot by Haruhiko IshikawaScored by Daft Punk

Box Office

2003 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.7× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$6.7M

Budget$4.0M
Worldwide gross$6.7M
break-even (2.5×)

Also known as

  • Daft Punk - Interstella 5555de
  • Interstella 5555 - The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystemes
  • Interstella 5555: The Story of the Secret Star Systemfr

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